[plug] FAQ on the PLUG site :)

[Sol]

Kimberly Shelt wrote:

>I am up for the publicity ...:)
>
>
>2)	Use some of the masses of money we have in the "drawer/desk"
>to advertise in the press.. Is quokka free for this kind of thing ?
>Do we get a discount cause we are non-profit..?
>Local newspapers.. community radio ?
>
Community radio can be very supportive of this kind of thing. Don't 
think "advertising", think getting someone to give an interview on one 
of their morning shows. I'm an RTR subscriber and feel pretty sure they 
would slot someone in on Morning Mag if we sent them a reasonable media 
release. Ditto Fremantle FM.

Also Access 31 might be interested, although they might be more 
interested in coming along to the event and doing some filming of what's 
going on, interviewing PLUG members, etc. It's even worth a shot at 
trying to get something in the tabloids (ie: the West & The Sunday 
Slimes). They come on board and do stories when it's a slow news day.

A poster run might also be an idea, though it's mondo time-consuming. 
Failing all else we could resort to spam. :-P

I think Linux is definitely getting a higher profile in the broader 
community these days. I have people coming up and asking me about it 
now. Two years ago, mentioning the word "Linux" drew blank stairs. 
People who've seen it running on machines I've installed on are often 
quite impressed with the look'n'feel of KDE - "<drool>You mean it's NOT 
Windows???</drool>"

Perhaps we should make a special effort at publicity this year? Problem 
is, we're all so damn busy! :-\

over'n'out; sol

>
>3)	Perhaps a local comp shop would like to "loan" some
>machines to have demo's on.. ? That way folks from point 1) can
>come and look without actually moving over.. but maybe this helps
>with the borging ?
>
>4)	How many came last time ? 
>5)	What do we do about food ?
>
>Other thoughts?
>Kim
>
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